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Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:52 GMT) New!

Graphic shows how a cardiac angiogram is administeredAP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section (AP) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 GMT) 
AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:03:10 GMT) New!

In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Raymond Cirimele, 55, displays his Costco membership card outside his home in Chicago. Cirimele is one of at least 245 people in 44 states who have been sickened by a recent salmonella outbreak. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries and followed the trail of grocery purchases to a Rhode Island company that makes salami, then zeroed in on the pepper used to season the meat. He said no one asked for his shopper card data, but he would have provided it if someone had. 'I don't have any secrets, so I'm not worried about it,' he said. 'It's kind of like the whole airport security and all that. I'd rather fly on a safe plane.' (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP) (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT) 

This Oct. 2007 family photo provided by Clare Johnson shows Linda Coale holding her son Benjamin in Crownsville, Md. Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot. (AP Photo/Family Photo)AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT) 
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:31 GMT) 

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:55 GMT) New!
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active.
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:56 GMT) New!
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds.
Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:50 GMT) New!
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:53 GMT) New!
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic."
Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:43 GMT) New!
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk.
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:47 GMT) 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.
Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:46 GMT) 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study finds.
Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common (HealthDay) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:52 GMT) New!
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field.
E.Europe in spotlight at Vienna AIDS conference (AFP) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:47 GMT) 

Michel Sidibe, UNAIDS executive director gives a press conference in Shanghai in 2009. AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay) (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:40 GMT) 

In this photo made Dec. 8, 2009, cans of Pepsi are shown at a Palo Alto, Calif., grocery store. PepsiCo's fourth-quarter profit almost doubled on strength in its snacks business and overseas beverage operations Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S. (HealthDay) (Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:27 GMT) 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity (AFP) (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:14 GMT) 

A person chooses a beverage in New York City in 2009. New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Donald Bowers)AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.